1999 Ford F-450 SD Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 20%of 66 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 68,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the brakes of the 1999 Ford F-450 SD, 20% of the 66 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driver side rear disc brakes, due to engineering design,(calipers on front of rotor) will not clean debris (mud,sand, gravel) from surface of rotor, this has resulted in two rotors being grounded into cooling web. Can result in shoes locking rotor and causing major accident. We also have a 1999 Ford f550 with the same problem , resulting in 3 rotor changes. We operate commercially in sand, mud (offroad).”
NHTSA complaint #706684, filed 1999-05“When engaging emergency parking brake it failed to hold vehicle, causing vehicle to roll freely backwards. Consumer noted problem was due to a cable which snapped allowing vehicle to roll backwards. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has made some adjustments to emergency parking brake cable, problem still occurred.”
NHTSA complaint #892450, filed 2001-07“Emergency brake pedal is too hard to apply. Even when applying emergency brake pedal with hard force, vehicle would still roll. Dealer notifed, and replace the emergency brake system, but same problem is still occurring.”
NHTSA complaint #857070, filed 2000-02“When engaging emergency parking brake it failed to hold vehicle, causing vehicle to roll freely backwards which resulted in vehicle crashing into another vehicle. Problem was due to a cable that snapped, allowing vehicle to roll backwards. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has made some adjustments to emergency parking brake cable, but problem still occurs. Ak consumer states there is too much truck weight for the parking brake, consumer owns three 1999 models that all experience the same problem.”
NHTSA complaint #892448, filed 2001-07“Antilock brake light on, consumer involved in 2 accidents due to failure, pedal intermittentely gets hard causing brake failure, pedal also goes to the floor causing brake failure.”
NHTSA complaint #555930, filed 2000-10Related recalls
- 02V068000Mar 11, 2002On certain pickup trucks equipped with manual transmissions, failure of the front parking brake cable input button could result in failure of the parking…Covers: Ford F-450 SD 1999, F-250 1999, F-350 1999 +1 more
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 60% |
| 2022 | 7 | 29% |
| 2021 | 3 | 17% |
| 2011 | 1 | 17% |
| 2008 | 3 | 4% |
| 2004 | 2 | 6% |
| 2003 | 1 | 6% |
| 2002 | 1 | 7% |
| 2001 | 6 | 26% |
| 2000 | 3 | 7% |
| 1999 | 13 | 20% |
| 1993 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 1999 Ford F-450 SD
15 complaintsTires
9 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Ford F-450 SD
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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